CONSULTUS

NASIR KHAN

Partner and Co-founder

MIAN SHERAZ JAVAID

Partner and Co-founder

NASIR KHAN

Partner and Co-founder

Nasir is a Co-founder of MKConsultus, specializing in all aspects of construction and engineering projects. He is a qualified engineer, commercially and legally trained and has provided commercial, procurement and legal support on domestic and international projects using all forms of construction contracts and has advised on major building and infrastructure projects. Before becoming part of MKConsultus, Nasir has worked for leading global contractors and employers gaining expertise in all areas of an organization through working in various sectors including power plants, water & electricity networks, cross country pipelines, telecommunication, manufacturing and rail infrastructure.

Nasir is a Member of Chartered Institute of supply Chain Management and Institute of Civil Engineers and is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

Dispute Avoidance & Management

Alternative / Online Dispute Resolution

Arbitration / Adjudication

Mediation

Expert Witness

Contracts & Procurement

Commercial Process Development

Business Process Improvement

Supply Chain Management

Training & Development

MIAN SHERAZ JAVAID

Partner and Co-founder

Sheraz is an MSc in Construction Laws and Dispute Resolution from King’s College London and has been working as a construction lawyer for last 15 years. He is also a co-founder of Consultus. He is a qualified Civil Engineer as well as a qualified Lawyer and is one of the known Civil Engineer cum Lawyer in Pakistan. His practice area focuses on construction contract drafting, dispute avoidance, ADR, licensing, construction litigation and other construction related issues. Sheraz is representing and providing consultation to governments, owners, contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers and other construction-related entities.

Sheraz is a life time member of Pakistan Engineering Council, Punjab Bar Council, Lahore High Court Bar Association and Lahore Bar Association and is Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Sustainability & Innovation

Stakeholder & Partner Relations

Contracts & Procurement

Commercial Management

Business Process Improvement

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Training & Development

OUR PANELIST

TOMMY WIRANTA ANWAR

FAHAD HASSAN

TOMMY WIRANTA ANWAR

Tommy has more than 12 years of experience working in the construction industry. He has managed many high-profile projects such as EPC oil and gas project, power plant project; high-rise building; road; airport; and harbor. He has experiences in various position such as structural engineer, quantity surveyor, project control, construction manager, and construction lawyer. Having educational background in both civil engineering and construction law major makes Tommy’s profile more complete than ordinary lawyers and engineer.

Tommy provides a wide range of services to anyone involved in any stage of the construction project. Moreover, Tommy is also an expert of various type of standard form of contract such as: – FIDIC rainbow suite of contract – CIOB time and cost management – NEC 3 Tommy also can give you advice on any type of partnership, such as KPS (Kerjasama Pemerintah Swasta), PPP’s project for infrastructure, and concession contract (BOT, BOO, BOOT).

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

Dispute Avoidance & Management

Construction Law

Arbitration/Adjudication

Contract Negotiation

Project Planning & Management

Contracts & Procurement

Project Cost Estimation & Cost Control

Quantity Surveying

Mediation

FAHAD HASSAN

Fahad Hasan has 13 years of experience in planning, forensic planning and dispute resolution services. He has been involved in the preparation of expert reports on delays and disruption on a number of residential, energy and rail projects.

Fahad has worked mainly on planning and programming assignments. He was involved in the preparation of preliminary and expert reports, has been conducting project record forensic research and interviews of key project personnel and has performed the analysis and investigation of delay in a wide range of contexts and using a variety of methodologies. He has excellent skills in database analysis and programming.

Fahad has worked with owners, engineers, subcontractors and contractors from the UK and abroad to consult on matters related to project management, project controls, construction programming & scheduling, contract disputes, and claims.

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

Dispute Avoidance & Management

Alternative / Online Dispute Resolution

Arbitration / Adjudication

Mediation

Expert Witness

Contracts & Procurement

Commercial Process Development

Business Process Improvement

Supply Chain Management

Training & Development

Nawaz Ahmad

Sheila Bates

Nawaz Ahmad

Nawaz is an exceptionally well-qualified and experienced Senior Engineer Projects Director & Principal Quality Assurance Consultant, with an excellent track record of project delivery and achievements within the Utilities Industry over a period of 30 years+. He is MBA qualified with an Electrical Engineering background, with many years of operational and project management experience, in a competitive commercial environment. He has worked for one of the largest distribution network operators in the UK as well as two regional electricity companies, in both the Regulated (DNO) & Private Networks Infrastructure businesses. His experience covers the UK Government’s Major Rail construction programmes of Crossrail (£16bn) & High Speed 2 (£56bn). His work has included working closely with Network Rail and London Underground (Transport for London) as well as utility project delivery partners.

He has led and implemented an organisation-wide regulatory ISO quality improvement project and also led a key area of the DNO – RIIO ED1 regulatory (£7.4bn) price control. Nawaz has advised on Rail Energy Strategy / Policy Development, Price Control regulatory determination & Business Change. He more recently engaged as Principal Engineering Consultant with Network Rail where he worked on the Electrification work stream of a National Supply Chain programme, which was nationally recognised as a winner of the National UK Rail Industry Award. He has supported Electrification Asset Policy development for Network Rail’s next five-year control period CP6.

Nawaz is a seasoned professional having serviced over 30 years in major infrastructure engineering delivery in the UK and Europe. He has served in senior director positions on the UK’s biggest rail infrastructure projects (Crossrail £16bn and High Speed Two £56bn), where his experience and intervention resolved countless project conflict disputes and litigations.

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

Major Engineering Programme & Project Management (NEC Contracts)

Rail Projects Advisory (Electrification)

Electrical Network Operations & Maintenance

SO9001 / 2000 Implementation

Power Sector

DNO Utility Management

Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

Business Change & Improvement

Company Strategy Development

Commercial Bidding & Tenders

Metering Operations

Sheila Bates

Sheila Bates is a mediator, facilitator and coach with over 25 years’ experience in international business, working in Banking, ICT, automotive, professional services, food supply chains and the public sector. She was accredited as mediator in 2007, whilst working for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. A trustee of the CEDR Board, she is also a member of its training Faculty. Sheila mediates a range of cases including workplace and employment, ICT, banking, and construction cases. She has developed a collaborative process to facilitate dialogue in complex supply chains to remedy and mitigate instances of modern slavery, with a current focus on the food industry. A seasoned facilitator she is often called upon to manage large and complex group interventions for successful outcomes. An effective coach Sheila encourages parties to keep going, when things get tough.

Sheila aims to harness conflict between parties to achieve constructive outcomes for parties. She is skilled in cross cultural disputes and reducing power imbalances where they may exist. An advocate for developing mediation skills for commercial life, she is particularly interested in working with aspiring leaders. A fluent French speaker, she mediates, facilitates and trains in the language.

She has over 25 years of experience in human resources consulting and she started her career in sales and marketing in the UK, moving into professional services in Brussels in 1989. Between 1995 and 2004 she held various HR roles in global organisations, including start-ups and acquisitions. In 2004, she was appointed to a senior position in a London based financial institution, focussing on emerging markets. It was during this time that she became an advocate for mediation. Since 2015, she pursues mediation, facilitation, coaching, training and HR consulting in a full time capacity.

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

Banking and Finance

Employment & Workplace

Partnership & Shareholder

Food Production

Community Mediation

International organisations

Emerging Markets

OUR ASSET OUR PEOPLE

MK Consultus has a unique combination of people who are collaborative, resilient and firm. Our experts are the very best in each of their chosen fields, mostly multidisciplinary and are all regarded as leading specialists in their particular disciplines. Whether acting as quantity surveyors, ADR expert, planners and project managers, the role of MK Consultus is to provide substantiated and reasoned advice.

We work as a team to provide the very best client experience and pride ourselves on providing the very best client satisfaction experience. In addition we work through a group of associates and partner companies to provide a wider area of specializations to cover the most common areas of Construction Project. However large and complex a situation is, MK Consultus has someone with the necessary expertise to tackle it, supported by the knowledge of colleagues, who are also recognized experts in their own disciplines.

Our quantum and planning teams include internationally recognized and highly experienced arbitrators, mediators, adjudicators, contract administrators and expert witnesses. The knowledge acquired from projects and contracts worldwide underpins our impressive analytical programming, contract and cost skills. It is this unusually high degree of understanding that enables MK Consultus to identify the root cause of problems and their impact on program and cost.